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Current research projects - see link to Projects below. PhD mentor of:

•    Lisa M.D. Grymyr (main mentor)

•    Christian Engelsen Berg-Hansen (main mentor)

•    Cecilie Linn Aas (main mentor)

•    Andreas E. Valeur (co-mentor)

•    Barbara Rogge (Lund) (co-mentor)

•    Ã…shild E. Rieck (co-mentor)

MD mentor of:

•    Ola Alexander Schei (main mentor)

•    Knut Qvale Søndenaa (main mentor)

•    Nina Kovac (main mentor)

•    Henrik Thomassen (main mentor)

Mentor of medical research line students:

•   Rasmus Bach Sindre (main mentor)

•   Eigir Einarsen (co-mentor)

I am the current board leader of the West Norwegian Cardiology Association (VCF: https://www.vestnorskcardiologisk.no). VCF organizes several annual meetings for cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, specialists in internal medicine and medical students.

Current teaching activities:

-theoretical and practical courses in basic echocardiography, valvular heart disease and heart failure (ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´)

-theoretical and practical courses in aortic valve disease, cardiac function, basic and advanced echocardiography (the Norwegian Medical Association)

-theoretical course in research directions in valvular heart disease (NORHEART - the Norwegian PhD School of Heart Research)

-theoretical course in global cardiovascular health (part of the MD course Global Health - challenges and responses, ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´)

Current projects:

-3D Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Prognosis in Mitral Regurgitation (3D-PRIME)- Primary Investigator

-ValveSmart: the new diagnostic toolbox in mitral regurgitation- Primary Investigator

-Searching for Explanations for Cryptogenic Stroke in the Young: Revealing the Triggers, Causes, and Outcome (SECRETO)- Echo Core Lab Investigator

-Bariatric Surgery on the West Coast of Norway (FatWest)- Echo Core Lab

-Cardiac Remodeling in Tricuspid Regurgitation- Primary Investigator